Category: Sports
1980 Olympics: Lost Gold
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A discussion of the pros and cons of the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. (306)
Can Black Athletes Score in the Classroom?
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Black athletes have proven that they are winners on the playing field, but poor school performance has plagued their ability to earn high marks in academics. Dr. Leonard Moore, director of African and African-American...
The Price of Gold
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A look at the history of the Olympics and the American athletes who have shared or hoped to share in the Olympic spirit. (314)
The Winning Spirit
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Arthur Ashe, Wilma Rudolph, Jackie Robinson and Marcus Haines are all legends in the sports world. These renowned athletes are among the personalities profiled on this edition for their “winning spirit.” (2205)
The Mystery of Black Survival in Sports
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Educators Dana Brooks and Ron Althouse, editors of “Racism in College Sports,” provide a scholarly approach to the issue of racism in college athletics.(2810)
Gold Is Also Black: The Story of a Black Quarterback
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Sandy Stephens was the first Black man to play quarterback for the storied University of Minnesota football team. In many ways, he was a forerunner of the athletic quarterbacks in the NFL today, scrambling to extend p...
